The 11th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards were held last Friday, with the industry taking time out to recognise and reward excellence within the mining sector.

Like many of the previous years there was stiff competition across the numerous categories, with more than 100 nominations for the awards.

So firstly, congratulations to all the finalists for this year; without people such as yourselves the mining industry would not be as innovative and forward thinking as it is.

Below, we list the winners from this year's awards, but keep an eye out this week and as well delve deeper into the winners, and reveal why they stood out above the rest, and how they are making a difference in mining.